episcopating
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Episcopate \E*pis"co*pate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating.] To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Feeding the flock episcopating. --Milton. [1913 Webster]